Iran to Halt Enrichment If West Does, Leader Says
Augusta Chronicle, The › February 22, 2007
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VIENNA, Austria - Iran's chief nuclear envoy said Tuesday that his country wants to negotiate over its uranium enrichment program, on the eve of a U.N. Security Council deadline that carries the threat of harsher sanctions. But the country's hard-line president said Iran will halt enrichment only if Western nations do the same.
Sanctions could be triggered by a report from Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, to his agency's 35 board-member nations, expected today. That report is expected to say Iran has expanded enrichment activities instead of freezing them.See the full content of this document
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Iran to Halt Enrichment If West Does, Leader Says
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaking to a crowd of thousands in Iran, said his country was ready to stop its enrichment program, but only if Western nations do the same - something the United States and others with similar programs are unlikely to even consider.
"Justice demands that those who want to hold talks with us shut down their nuclear fuel cycle program too," he said. ...See the full content of this document
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